The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 1029 - 867, Origin

After resting for a night at the post station, Daohua and her party continued their journey toward the Gan State Guard.

The clan member sent by Wang Qi to gather information hurried back to the clan’s temporary dwellings in the mountains after the caravan departed.

"Sir," he reported, "I’ve found out that those people are the family of the newly appointed Governor of the Gan State Guard."

Wang Qi frowned, "Gan State Guard?" The Jinwei Guard was adjacent to the Gan State Guard, and he knew a bit about it.

Xiliang was divided into nine guards, and the Gan State Guard was located on the westernmost side, with the largest defense area among the guards.

Last August during the autumn harvest, the Commander of the Gan State Guard was shot by a cold arrow by Xiliao people while inspecting the defense area. He passed away because he didn’t receive timely and effective medical treatment.

It was said that the Commander had sent a letter to the Imperial Court early in the morning, hoping to have his confidant succeed as the Commander of the Gan State Guard. But months went by without a reply from the Imperial Court, and now a Governor had been parachuted in directly.

What was the Imperial Court thinking?

Did they start to value Xiliang, or did they still not care?

What effect could a governor of Fifth-rank have?

Wang Wu looked doubtful, "Could you guys have gotten it wrong? The governor of a guard is only a Fifth-rank official; how could they have such grandeur?" free𝑤ebnovel.com

Clan member: "It’s true, they are indeed a governor of Fifth-rank, but they have another identity."

Wang Wu, who was hot-headed, slapped the speaking clan member on the head, "Can’t you speak properly, hemming and hawing? Just spit it out, what else are they?"

Clan member: "We heard that group called the lady who provided us food a Crown Princess." Looking at Wang Qi, he asked, "Sir, isn’t the Crown Princess the emperor’s wife?"

Wang Qi was taken aback for a moment, "The Crown Princess? Are you sure you heard right?"

Those who went shook their heads, indicating they absolutely hadn’t heard wrong.

Wang Qi fell silent for a while before explaining, "The Crown Princess is not the emperor’s wife; she is the lawful wife of a Prince’s heir."

Wang Wu’s eyes widened suddenly, "Sir, are you saying the new governor is the son of a Prince?"

Wang Qi nodded.

Wang Wu was stunned, swallowing hard as he said, "We ended up robbing the Prince Residence, this luck..." Is it too good or too bad?

But Wang Qi sighed, though the new governor’s status was high enough, how long could a pampered Prince’s Heir from the Prince Residence stay in the harsh conditions of Xiliang?

"You can go and rest now."

Wang Qi waved the clan members off.

Wang Wu, walking out last, saw Wang Lifu, that little fellow sneaking over, and could not help but show a hint of envy seeing his cotton-padded jacket and shoes.

Even though they were women’s clothing, at least they were warm!

"Lifu, what are you doing?"

Wang Lifu saw Wang Wu and instinctively hid his hands behind his back, "I’m here to see Sir."

Seeing this, Wang Wu felt speechless and went to see what he was holding.

At this moment, Wang Qi came out, "What are you doing?"

Wang Wu withdrew his hand and laughed sheepishly, "I just wanted to see what this kid was up to."

Wang Qi frowned at Wang Wu, waved Wang Lifu into the room, and Wang Wu followed eagerly inside.

Wang Qi looked kindly at Wang Lifu, lifted his trouser leg to examine the frostbite on his foot, and seeing that the wound was no longer oozing pus, he smiled, "It seems that the medicine given by the noble person worked very well."

Wang Lifu nodded repeatedly and handed two packets of medicine to Wang Qi, "Sir, you also have frostbite on your feet, you should soak them too."

Wang Qi smiled, pushed the medicine back, and patted Wang Lifu on the head, "Good boy, the frostbite on my feet is not serious, keep the medicine for yourself."

Wang Wu eyed the medicine packets and subconsciously moved his feet, which also bore many frostbites.

Lifu, this little guy, had good luck; women always find it hard to resist a child, giving him cotton clothes and shoes, as well as medicine.

However, when he thought about how the young child had to take care of his sickly mother, his envy dissipated.

Wang Lifu hesitated as he looked at Wang Qi.

Wang Qi smiled, "What, is there something else?"

Wang Lifu glanced at Wang Wu, who was lingering around, and then slowly took out a silver pendant from his pocket.

When Wang Wu saw the silver pendant, his eyes widened, and in a swift motion, he darted in front of Wang Lifu and snatched the pendant.

"Is this silver?"

After speaking, he put the silver pendant in his mouth and bit it.

Seeing Wang Wu steal his silver pendant, Wang Lifu immediately reached out to snatch it back, "Mine, give it back."

Wang Wu resisted, twisting his body to keep it from Wang Lifu.

Wang Qi, feeling awkward, spoke up, "Wang Wu, give the silver back to Lifu."

Wang Wu was always afraid of Wang Qi and, with a pout, reluctantly handed back the silver pendant to Wang Lifu, "I just wanted to see it. Look how anxious you got, so stingy!"

Wang Lifu ignored Wang Wu’s words and carefully wiped off the saliva from the silver pendant.

Seeing Wang Lifu’s protective attitude toward the money, Wang Wu huffed, "Where did you get this silver? It’s my first time holding silver."

Wang Lifu, "That sister gave it to me yesterday."

Wang Wu, "Then why didn’t you say so yesterday?"

Wang Lifu fell silent, "The sister told me not to tell anyone."

Hearing this, Wang Qi’s expression shifted slightly, realizing the girl who gave Lifu the silver must have been worried about the clan members stealing Lifu’s belongings.

Thinking of the food seeds securely stored in the cellar, Wang Qi felt a glimmer of hope.

Loving and caring for the poor and the young showed that the new pacification officials cherished the people.

Even if they couldn’t stay long or change much about Xiliang, as long as they conveyed the situation in Xiliang to the Emperor, making him aware of and give importance to the livelihood of Xiliao’s people, it would still be a great thing for them.

Wang Lifu looked at Wang Qi, "Sir, could you help bring back some medicine for my mother when you go out?" he said, handing over the silver pendant.

Wang Qi took the silver pendant, "Okay."

Wang Lifu immediately beamed with joy, "Thank you, Sir. I’ll leave you now, not to disturb you." After saying this, he placed the medicine bag on the table, then quickly ran out the door.

"This child..."

Looking at the medicine bag, Wang Qi smiled contently, accepting the child’s gesture rather than sending the medicine back.

In Xiliang, doctors were few, and medicinal herbs were not cheap; treatment was incredibly expensive. When people fell sick, they almost always just endured it—if they survived, they continued living; if not, they were simply buried.

His feet were covered in chilblains, which, though not ulcerated, tormented him every night, preventing him from sleeping.

Seeing Wang Wu staring intensely at the medicine bag, Wang Qi laughed lightly, "Alright, go boil some water, and we’ll soak our feet together later."

Wang Wu perked up immediately, "Thank you, Sir. I’ll go boil the water now."

Seeing his brisk manner, Wang Qi shook his head but his expression was one of indulgence typically shown by elders to the younger ones.

Thinking about it, both this guy and Lifu were lucky; if it had been someone else they robbed yesterday, they and their clan members might not have ended up dead, but they would certainly have been sent to the garrison as military households.

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December 18, after two months of traveling, Daohua and her companions finally arrived at Ganzhou Guard.

Daohua lifted the carriage curtain, braving the howling cold wind, and closely observed the tall city walls built of stone and rammed earth, scanning her surroundings—all of which, without any surprises, she would be living in for several years, perhaps even longer.